diy canopy....will it work?

[carson84]

Hello. I have a Mahindra 4025 and I've been drafting some plans for a canopy. Well, today while looking on Facebook, I see a guy has a retractable bed cover for an f250 for sale. He said that it won't lock and the paint's peeling. I started thinking about trying to use it as a retractable canopy and asked him how much. He said to bring him $30 and come get it. What do you think? Will it make a decent canopy? It's as wide as an f250 bed and is 6 ft long.

 

[mark02tj]

Thats going to be about 6 feet wide. How wide is the ROPS you are going to mount it to? Have you checked the dimensions of available tractor canopies to see what the dimensions of one made for your tractor are?

I'd tell tell the guy to give you $30 and you'll come get it!

 

[kneedeep]

I have Fiberglass canopies on both tractors. Could have bought a steel for the same price as the first one new in '03.

If you can fab brackets and get some good plate bent for edges, building your own will work. If not, lots of good canopies available to bolt to the ROPS.

I don't think the retractable pickup cover will work very well. JMHO

 

[merlynr]

I fixed up a temporary sunshield before raking hay and couple years ago and I still use it today. Can be removed it 30 seconds

 

[kneedeep]

How about this

Cozy Cab Gray Acrylic-Coated Nonfolding Poly Sunshade — 2x2 Square Tube | Tractor Sunshades| Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[PILOON]

Do you have a sheet metal fabricator nearby?
Purchase , say, 3 ft X 4 ft 16 gauge galvanized stock sheet, have him fold , say, 4 " edges down both sides and you have a canopy or roof.
Trim sides in a tapered fashion for that cool look et voila!
Metal, maybe $20 or so, shop labor 1 hour?= total less than $100.

Alternative, re cycle yard for sheet metal cut offs and a friendly shop with a metal brake.

 

[JimRB]

Just go to the car junkyard to get a Ford Pinto hood. Bolt to ROPS and go. Just be careful that you do not get rear ended because Pintos explode when rear ended. ;-)

 

[skyhook]

Just go to the car junkyard to get a Ford Pinto hood. Bolt to ROPS and go. Just be careful that you do not get rear ended because Pintos explode when rear ended. ;-)

Just put a good rear bumper on it, and you'll be fine.:confused2:

 

[wrangler6831]

I think I got the idea for this from this forum. If you are near enough to pick up you cant beat the price. Local Pickup Only Used EZGO Golf Cart Top Tops EZGO TXT RXV Sscarts | eBay

As an added bonus you can get a cover from ebay or Amazon.com and use it in the winter.

 

[SPIKER]

My neighbor has a Civic or Saturn hood for his sun shade worked out really great! He does body work on the side & it was a pull off damaged slightly in a front end bump & is Aluminum.

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